A Long Lost Prayer; Almsgiving Ideas that Anyone Can Afford and an Overall Jolt to Your Lent

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Whether you are totally focused this Lent or Lent began and you weren’t really ready or feeling it;
I have a few ideas to help you jump in or recharge!

Let’s talk about how we can Pray – Fast – Give today.

A Long Lost Prayer

Pray from your heart

I came across this prayer written by Saint Anselm and I LOVE IT!

Lord, Teach My Heart Prayer

O My God, teach my heart

where and how to seek you

where and how to find you

You are my God and you are my all

and I have never seen you

You have made me and remade me,

you have bestowed on me

all the good things I possess.

Still, I do not know you

I have not yet done that for which I was made

Teach me to seek you

I cannot seek you unless you teach me

or find you unless you show yourself to me.

Let me see you in my desire,

Let me desire you in my seeking,

Let me find you by loving you

Let me love you when I find you.

Amen.

Written by Saint Anselm of Canterbury

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I love this prayer for a journal entry! Want to learn how to prayer journal in less than 10 minutes? Check out this video: Prayer Journaling
Why do it and how to start!

Almsgiving Ideas that Anyone Can Afford

Fast and Give

Lent calls us to pray, fast and give.

Sometimes we do one better than the other two. Often, we forget about that last one: give.

According to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

The foundational call of Christians to charity is a frequent theme of the Gospels. During Lent, we are asked to focus more intently on “almsgiving,” which means donating money or goods to the poor and performing other acts of charity.

If we are truly fasting, we should have some extra resources to give.

I just went food shopping and saw almost 10 chocolate treats that I wanted to buy but didn’t. If I did not give up chocolate for Lent, I would have spent at least 5 more dollars.

What am I doing with that 5 dollars? I should probably give it to a good cause or ministry.

If you are concentrating on doing more good deeds, giving is doing a good deed. And giving doesn’t always involve money.

You can give of your time. You can give away some of your possessions. You can give of your talent.

I wrote this article for Catholics Online and had so much fun finding unique ways to give! One includes baby blankets, another Legos and another a kickstarter for a Catholic Comic Book!

7 Unique Ways to Give Alms This Lent

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